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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Caleb, post: 2999746, member: 32795&quot;]I think the jury is still out on <u>if</u> the 1998-S Matte Kennedy is a Proof or Uncirculated coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>PCGS treats the 98-S Matte as an uncirculated variety coin in their Registry sets.</p><p><br /></p><p>NGC treats the 98-S Matte as a standard Proof coin in their Registry sets.</p><p><br /></p><p>The US Mint made no such distinctions, the certificate of authenticity that came with the two coin Kennedy Collector’s Set list the two coins as only:</p><p><br /></p><p>“Uncirculated Robert F. Kennedy Silver Dollar</p><p>Matte Finish John F. Kennedy Silver Half Dollar”</p><p><br /></p><p>If you think that the 98-S Matte Kennedy has the characteristics of the early twentieth century Matte Proofs, then NGC is correct. If you think the 98-S Matte Kennedy does not have any characteristics of the early twentieth century Matte Proofs, then PCGS is correct.</p><p><br /></p><p>I haven’t decided one way or the other on how I feel on the subject, guess I can see both sides, but I’m leaning that NGC is more right on this one, at least I don’t consider the coin as a variety like a DDO or DDR as PCGS does.</p><p><br /></p><p>Whatever you feel about the 98-S Matte and where it belongs, either on the business strike or proof side of the series, it is one of the “key” coins of the series.</p><p><br /></p><p>And as always, collect what you like and in the way you like.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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